Antifriction bearing



July 26, 1938.

R A. SCHULTZ ANTIFRICTION BEARING Filed Sept. 26, 1936 mvzzmg BY 4% QfQza-Q/ ATTORNEY.

Patented July 26, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,124.15: .m'rrr'iuo'rrou sesame Richard A. Schultz, Chicago, n1. Application September as, me, sci-n1 No. 102,634

' 1 Claims. -(o1. sea-19s) This invention relates to bearings of the antifriction type which may be used for general purposes but which are intended particularly for the crank-engaging ends of crank rods. For bearings of this type it is desirable to have the sleeves, rings or other parts which surround the shaft split or made in two or more parts for convenience in assembling. and the present invention is designed to provide a particularly durable and eiliclent split bearing of this character. Engine crank shafts are subjected to vibration which becomes excessive in modern high speed engines which revolve at several thousand revolutions per minute. Such vibration is apt to loosen bolts or screws which have heretofore been utilized for fastening together the two halves of the connecting rod bearing or housing.

The objects of the present invention are to provide a split'bearing adapted for connecting rods which is not apt to become loosened by an operation; to provide a split anti-friction bearing which may be readily assembled and which is substantially self-locking so that the parts are not apt to become separated; to provide a split bearing having the coacting halves or sections provided with longitudinal tongues and grooves for fastening them together; to provide improved end thrust rings or means and to provide such other advantages'and improvements as will appear more fully hereinafter. In the accompanying drawing I have shown a preferred form of my'invention in which: s

Figure 1 is an end view; Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 on Figure 1; and

- Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

As shown in the drawing the connecting rod 4 has a split housing or bearing for engagement with the crank shaft, comprising two halves I and 6. The edges of the part i are provided with longitudinal tongues or flanges 1 which engage with grooves 8 provided in longitudinal lugs or projections I along the adjacent edges of the 5 complementary half or section 6. It will be understood that these parts are carefully machinel or ground in order to make tight joints so that the parts will fit accurately and interlock to prevent any lateral or transverse movement between the sections. Ordinarily the joint may be completed before the interior periphery of the bearing is ground or finished so that a true cylinder will be provided. In some instances the two halves will be held together sufliciently by such inter- 5s locking or interensagins connections but pins or other fastening means [0 may be provided for engagement with the parts as shown in Figure 3 to prevent longitudinal movement.

The main bearing housing isprovided with a, split lining or cylindrical race member or sleeve 5 II, the complementary parts of which are provided with tongues l2 and grooves l3 which form interlocking joints as will be readily seen from Figure 3. The crank shaft I4 is also provided with a split sleeve or a race member II, the 10 complementary parts of which are also provided with interlocking tongues l6 and grooves H to fasten the parts together.

Any suitable antifriction devices may be interposed between the race members II and I! but I 15 prefer to utilize combined cylindrical rollers II and balls l9 which fit closely within the rollers and which extend slightly beyond the ends thereof to provide for end thrust. Figure 2 shows two sets of these rollers which are separated by a 20 split ring 20 which fits closely within the sleeve l l and which may be secured thereto by pins or screws 2| which will prevent turning of thesame. The antifriction members are also engaged by split end rings 22 and 23 which preferably en- 5 gage closely with the sleeve l5, preferably by means of teeth or splines IS. The two halves of the ring 22 are fastened together by a split connecting and thrust ring 24 the ends of which are arranged in staggered relation with theends of 30 the ring 22 and these parts are held together by a plurality of screws or bolts 25 provided with locking screws 25' whereby the parts of the two rings are securely held together. The two halves of the split ring 23 are also secured together in a similar 35 manner by a split thrust ring 26 and screws 21 and locking screws 21'. The outer edges of the rings 24 and 26 preferably extend beyond the ends of the sleeve H and fit freely within the puter housing as shown in Figure 2, one section 40 of this housing being provided with annular inwardly projecting flanges 28, which make this section of the bearing of substantially channel shape cross section. The flanges 28 or ends of the main bearing section 5 preferably fit closely 5 between the inner faces of the crank shaft arms 29 so that when the parts are assembled a particularly compact and substantial bearing is provided thereby.

The operation of my improved bearing will be so readily understood by those familiar with the art, but attention may be called to the particular advantage or the fasteningor coupling rings 24 and 26 which may be made of bronze or the like and if rigidly secured to the rings 22 and I! respectively, will tend to prevent radial movement or to take up radial thrust as well as serving for taking up end thrust through the medium of the balls and coacting ring 20.

. While I have.shown a particular form of my invention, it will be apparent that the same may be modifled for different types of cranks or for prising a plurality of series of rollers with balls mounted therein, a split raceway surrounding said rollers, the edges of said raceway having longitudinal interengaging fastening means comprising coactlng tongue and groove members with radial and circumferential engaging portions whereby the raceway sections will be held against relative circumferential or radial movement, all

surfaces bf said tongue and groove members being parallel to the axis of the bearing, a central split separating thrust ring for separating the rollers and balls of the two series, means forsecuring the sections of said ring to the raceway, split end thrust rings at either 'end' of the bearing engaging with the balls of the adjacent series, means for sec ng the sections of the end rings together and a split sleeve positioned within the series of rollers and engaged thereby, the edges of the sections of the sleeve having interengaging tongues and grooves serving to hold the sections against relative radial or circumferential movement.

2. A crank shaft bearing including a semicylindrical housing member having longitudinal marginal flanges along the edges thereof, a complementary semi-cylindrical housing member having grooves for engagement with said flanges, a split tubular race fltting in said housing, means for securing the parts of the race together, a shaft, a split tubular race engaging with said shaft, means for fastening the parts of the last named race together, radial and thrust anti-friction members rotatively mounted between said races, a pair of split end rings engaging with the inner race member, and means for connecting the sections of said rings comprising auxiliary split rings, means for securing the auxiliary split s to the respective end rings, and flanges on the ends of the housing engaging with theouter faces of said auxiliary split rings.

' 3. A readily assembled anti-friction crank shaft bearing including semi-cylindrical housinl members having longitudinal parallel inter-engaging and grooves arranged to prevent radial and circumferential" movement, a split tubular race in said housing having lnterengaging tongues and grooves arranged to prevent radial or circumferential movement, a shaft, a split tubular race engaging the shaft, radial and thrust anti-friction members rotatively mounted between said races, separable end thrust rings engaging with said anti-friction members, and annular projections on the housing engaging with said rings.

4. A readily assembled anti-friction bearing comprising a housing, a race member mounted in said housing, a shaft, a race member mounted on the shaft, combined thrust and radial antifriction members operatively engaging said race membera'end thrust rings secured to the inner race member and flanges on the ends of the housing to hold the end thrust rings. against longitudinal movement.

5. A hearing comprising a semi-cylindrical housing member having longitudinal marginal flanges along the edges thereof, a complementary semi-cylindrical housing member having grooves for engagement with said flanges, 'a split tubular race fltting in said housing, means for securing -the parts of the race together, a shaft, 9. split tubular race engaging with the shaft, means for fastening the parts of the last-named race together, anti-friction members rotatably mounted between said raoes,- a pair of split end rings engaging with the inner race member, means for connecting thesections of each of rings together, and'flanges on the ends of t e housing for holding the end rings and intermediate bearing members against longitudinal movement.

6. A bearing comprising a semi-cylindrical housing member having longitudinal flanges along the edges thereof, a complementary'semi-cylindrical housing member having grooves for engagement with said flanges to hold said members together, a split tubular race fltting in said housing, means for securing the parts of the race together, a shaft, a split tubular race engaging with said shaft, means for fastening the parts of the last-named race together, anti-friction members rotatably mounted between said races, a pair of split end rings enga ing with the inper race member, auxiliary split rings for fastening the sections of the end rings together, and means for securingjhe auxiliary split rings to the respective end rings.

'1. A hearing including in combination, a semicylindrical housing member having longitudinal marginal flanges along the edges thereof, a semicylindrical housing member having grooves for engagement with said flanges to hold the parts togethena split tubular race fltting in said housing, a shaft, a split tubular race enga in with the shaft, radial and thrust anti-friction menbers rotatably mounted between said races, a pair of split end rings engaging with the inner race member, and meansfor connecting the sections of said rings comprising auxiliary split'rings, and means for securing the auxiliary split rings to the respective end rings.

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